Daily Notes- October 10th- How many weeks has it been?- I stopped counting

On my kitchen island.  They are shiny, plump and spicy.  From South Africa.  I dug around in the dish closet to find this green bowl.  I bought the flat dish/bowls because this green is the one I like best of all.

I have another pot of chicken soup on the stove simmering.  This one for my daughter. With a hand of ginger, three plump turmeric roots from Fiji, garlic, lots of celery with leaves, carrots, a fat onion and some peppercorns.  It smells exotic.

The tree work is complete.  The lawn has been raked and leaves blown off into the woods.  Like they were never here. I think that is the sign of good tree work- looks like nothing is missing. Yes, there are stumps- we didn't have they ground down this time- But they were trimmed off to be flat to the surface of the woods.  Once the leaves cover them- they will disappear.

One very very large stump is cut flat.  I mentioned to husband that it would be fun to build a small house on top.  2 feet square at the base.  Two or three stories tall.  A Fairy House.  Screwed down to the stump so the squirrels can't carry it away as they have with the bird houses.  I'll draw something.  Husband is confused as to what I am talking about.

Yesterday's book was Objects of My Affection.  Smolinski.  An elderly artist has taken up hoarding.  Her son wants the house cleaned out.  But it's not that simple is it??? No. It isn't.  I was visiting Good Reads regarding something else entirely and found a list of books by various authors and ordered them from my library.  They are coming in from all over the State of Maine.  My book pile is very tall. Each new book, each new author opens up another new list of titles.   Today my book is either girls of summer by Thayer or Stardust by Carla Stewart.   I'm leaning hard toward Stardust.  A dead cheating husband just buried and then the lights go on at the long closed Stardust Motel and a long line of people start showing up.  The other book is Nantucket and all that "rich people stuff".  

Stardust, a cold capsule, and maybe PBS for some cooking shows ( thought it might be too late).  That's my Saturday. I may even close my eyes and take a short nap- very likely.  Soup will be done at 4:30.